During my recent travels, I passed by many orchids - some covering the banks in showy displays, some solitary or in remote clumps. I found early purple orchids, pyramid orchids, lady's orchids, early spider orchids, lizard orchids, green winged orchids an
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Next weekend we're off to @castellodipotentino for a wonderful weekend of food, fun and friendship: a total immersion in culinary and cultural traditions in one of the most beautiful and unspoilt parts of Europe.
We're being joined by Sa
So this is still my base for now, in my little cottage, bordering the Wimpole Estate where the countryside and wildlife provide daily comfort - Stan and I will miss our walks here when the time finally comes. However, we're rooted here for the Winter and
Day 1 of our Tuscan Baking Retreat at @castellodipotentino .
A day to get to grips with the Italian flour grading system and get some nifty kneading done to make schiacciata to bake later in the week; a delicious lunch al fresco in the loggia with a tas
